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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SOLOMON KARPEN, or CHICAGO, :trnzrnoral SOFA-BED.

To au 'wlwm 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, SOLOMON KARPEN, a citizen of the United State`s, residing at. Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sofa-Beds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to coinhination sofas and beds in which a foldable mattress-frame, or bed-frame, is normally housed within the main frame beneath the seat of the sofa and equipped with a fold- 'able' mattress or flexible bed-bottom', the parts being'so related as to afford room between the sections of the folded bed-bottom for the bedding, that is the mattress-pad bed linen and covers. A

My primary object is to provide an improved constructipn of the character indicated which is durable, handy of operation, and which affords a comfortable sofa of pleasing appearance when in the sofa-form and which affords a thoroughly comfortable bed when in bed-form.v

` It may be preliminarily stated that in the preferred construct-ion whichv is' illustrated in the accompanying drawings, there are employed a main-frame; a forwardly shiftable carriage mountedtherein; a rearwardly swinging seat pivotally connectedl with the rear portion vof said carnage-and linked to the main frame in such a manner that when the seat 1s swung rearwardlyA to a standlng position, the carriage will be.shifted forwardly automatically, and vice versa; and a, folded mattress-frame mounted on lsaid carriage and normally housed beneath 'the sofa-seat. In the illustration viven, the mattress-frame comprises front and rear sections equipped at, their meeting portions with angular arms which are pivotally con-' nected together, the front section being also pivotally connected with the carriage in front 'of and belowthe pivotal connections between the arms of said sections, whereby the front-portion of the rear mattress-frame section will be kdropped or lowered when the front section is moved to the folded position. Mounted on the rear portion of the carriage a pair'of swinging links equipped with studs which` in the swinging motion of the links, slidably engage beneath the rear portion of the lrear mattress-frame section, whereby the rear mattress-frame section will be maintained inahorizontal position Specieaton of Letters Patent. i

Application led March 26, 1909. Serial NO. 485,974.

Patented Feb. 22, 191e.

in the raising and lowering movements. The swinging links mentioned are connected by links with the front mattress-fra me section, so that the first-named links will be swung during the operations of folding and un uo folding the front mattress-frame section.

In the accompanying drawings-Figlire `l represents a sectional view of my improved combined sofa-and bed, showing the bed in extended position; Fig. 2, a broken o5 sectional view taken as indicated at line 2 of Fig. 1, and showing the manner of mounting the carriage mentioned; Fig. 3, a section similar to Fig. 1, butI showing the structure. lin sofa-form; Fig. 4, a broken 7o perspective view showing the connection between the front and rear mattress-frame sections and a truss employed in connection therewith; and Fig. "i, a broken horizontal sectional view showing the structure in bed 75 form.

In the construction illustrated, A represents a main frame; B, a forwardly and rearwardly shiftable carriage connected therewith; C, a rearwardly swinging scat 80 pivotally connected with the rear portion of said carriage and linked to the main frame; and D, a foldable mattress-frame mounted on the carriage B.

,n The'frame A may be of any approved con- 85 struction. As shown, it Acomprises end.- standards l which constitute also the arms of the sofa; rear connecting members 2 and` bottom connecting member As shown,

the frame supports a back 4 which extends 90 between the rear portions of thelendsstandards and is rigidly connected :therewith by angle-form members 5, Preferably,4 the back 'inclines rearwardly and upwardly somewhat as shown. The end-standards 1 95 are equipped on their inner surfacesat or near their lower ends with guides, or runways, G upon which the carriage B is mounted. In the form shown, the-carriage B comprises a pair of rectangular frames, or 100 slides, 7 mounted in the guides or runways 6 and connected at their lower front' corners by a channel-bar 8 and braces 9. The bar 8 is concealed by a front piece 10 whioliv forms a part ofthe carriage. The carriagvjlo is equipped at its front portion with casters 11 adapted to travel on the floor. 'lhe slides 7 are fitted at their upper front corners with plates 12 carrying studs 13 which aI'ord pivots for the front section of the mattress- 1i i"While it'is,.prefer1'ed to employ a rear- I bedding betweenthe sections of the mattresslframe in the folded position of the hed.

i wartllypswinging seat and connect. the saine to the frame and to the carriagekin such mannrffas to provide for the automatic advancement and Vretraction of the carriage uponlwhich the folded bed is mounted, the

invention, in` its broadest aspect, is not limited to such a. construction.- In the construction shown, the links 19 are connected with the frame'and seat above the plane of thefpivotal connection between the seat and carriageand in such relation that the `rear dene .the invention in the light of the speci-V endsfy ofv thelinks 19 will swing upwardly when the seat is swun rearwardly and the carriagevadvanccd. 'l` iis is merely the preferred arrangement, however; y

The foregoingl detailed description has given for clear-ness of, 'understanding on] andwnotundue*limitation should be un erstood therefrom. l he appended claims fic'aton and drawings, and should be construed as broadly as is permissible in view offthe `prior art.

lVhatI-regard as new, -and desire tolse- 1..In a structure .of the character set forth, the combination of a frame. a forwardly movable carriage, a movable seat,

-and a folded bed mounted on said -carriage l' and normally housed beneath said seat, said v bed comprising a front section swingingly adapted for raisin lation to said carriage and yconnected with ,end actuated through the medium ofsaid front section. l

mounted on .the frot portion,- of said car- 149';

riagef at.;- a .height correspondin ap roximately witlrthe height of the be in t e extended position thereof, and a rear section and lowering with ref2., In a structure of the character .set

l connected with ythe upper front portion ofY forth, thecombination of a frame, a movablel seat, a forwardly movable carriage ywithin said frame, and a folded bed mountedon said carriage, said folded bed comprising ay front frame-section swingingly wardlyxniovable carriage connected there` with, a" movable seat, and a 4folded bed ',vmpunted-on said'` carriage and normally housed beneath said seat, said folded bedV comprising front and rear bled-sections equipped at their meeting portions with angularly-disposed arms pivotally connected together near their extremities, pivotal connections between tle front lied-section and the upper front portion of the carriage, swinging links adapted to support the rear portion of therear bed-section, and links connected with said first-named links and actuated through the medium of the front bed-section. v

vl. ln a structure of the` -character set forth, the combination of a frame. a movable scat, a forwardly shiftable carriage, and a folded lied mounted ou said carriage and normally housed beneath said seat, said folded bed-coiiiprisi ig front and rear bedsections equipped at their meeting' portions with angularly-disposed arms pi'fotally joined together near their extremities, pivotal dconnections between the t'rontv bed-seetion and the from" upper portion of Isaid carriage, anda U-shaped truss-member connecting said angularly-dis]iosed arms.

5. 'In a structure of the character set forth, the combination of a frame, a inovable seat, a'forwardly shiftable carriage, and a folded hdd mounted on said carriage and normally housed beneath said seat, said folded bed comprising front and rear bedsections equipped at their meeting portions with an gularly-disposed arms which are pivotally connected together, pivotal connections between tliefront bed-sectionv and the front upper portion of said carriage, folding legs connected with the free edge-portion forth, the combination of a main frame, a

rearwardly swinging seat, a forwardly shiftable folded bed normally housed be-v neath said seat, said seat having pivotal connections at its rear portion with the supports of said shiftable bed, and links connecting said seat with said main frame.

7. In a structure of the character set forth, the combination of a main frame, al rearwardly swinging. seat, av forwardly shift-l able carriage, pivotally connected at its rear portion with the rear-portion of said seat, links connecting said seat with the main frame, and a folded bed mounted on said cariiiage and normally housed beneath said sea 8. In a structure of the character set forth, the combination of a main frame having end-standards eouippedattheir lower ricas tions with horizontally disposed guides, v

the rear portions ofsaid slides, connections 13 between said seat and said main frame, and a folded bed mounted on said slides and normally housed beneath said seat.

9. In a structure of the character set forth, the combination of a main frame, a rearwardly swinging seat equipped'at its front f 'edge with a depending front piece fa forwardly lshiftable carriage equipped at its lower portion with a complemental front piece, and a folded bed mounted upon said carriage and normally housed beneath said seat.

10. In ai,.. structure of the character set forth, the' combination of amain frame comprising end-standards, a-back rigidly-connected with said end-standards, a rearwardly swinging seat adapted to assume a stand-ing posltlon adjacent to the back, a forwardly shiftable carriage fpivrotally connected withl the rear portion o said seat, links connecting said seat with the end standards of said' `main frame, and a folded bed mounted on said carriage and 'normally housed beneath lower` rearl portions of the end-members of I said carriage, links connecting said first-l v its rear portion tothe carriage and adapted to swing.' rearwardly,l

named links with the front bedsecton,and

means connected withvsaid links and slidabl -engaging the rear portion of said rear AbeV section.

12. In a structure ofthe character set forth, the combination of a flame, guides sup orted thereby, slides mounted on said gui es, a member connectingl said slides, a suitabl attached rearwardly swinging seat, and a folded bed mounted on said slides and normally housed beneath said seat. l

13. In a structure of the character set forth,

the combination of a supgorting frame a movable seat, anda folded beneath said seat and comprising zapairfof bed-frame sections'superposedo'ne above the other and equipped with vangularly-disposed arms, ivotal connections between said arms,

pivota supports -forl the upper bed-frame section utpon which said section is adapted to turn, an `a swinging truss depending from said first-named pivotal connections l and' normally occup in a substantially vertical position beneath, t e front portionof said seat.

.14. In a structure of the' character set forth, the combination of a frame, a forwardly shiftable carriage, a scathin ed at rear portion-o said and a folded bed mounted on said carriage `ISIS i and adapted to move forward therewith and unfold to bed-form. l

` SOLOMON KARPEN.

In presence of-I t 1 A. U. Tnonmn,

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